etymological
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“Travel” has the same etymological root as “travail.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The effect becomes increasingly oppressive as the arguments wax and wane, about everything from the etymological difference between “leaving” and “fleeing” to the nature of forgiveness.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2023
“For the Calendar, I wanted to go back to the etymological root of the word ‘muse’.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2022
The word was used as early as the 16th century by European travelers in the East Indies, and it may have etymological origins in Arabic, Chinese, Greek and Urdu.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
Invention, as I mentioned above, has as its etymological root the idea of “coming upon” the available grounds for argument.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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